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With the engine shut down, Unity coasted upward to an apogee of 84,271 feet (25,686 meters). (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

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Virgin Galactic conducts 1st powered flight of new spaceship

The spaceship climbed steeply and went supersonic Mach 1.87 during the 30-second rocket burn.

6 April 2018 3:26 AM GMT

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Virgin Galactic to launch people into space in future

The plan is to build a new passenger spaceplane and launch it from a future Grottaglie Spaceport in Italy.

8 July 2018 10:21 AM GMT

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

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Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket

The liftoff is scheduled for 8:50 am Central time (1450 GMT) from a Texas launchpad.

23 Jan 2019 4:47 AM GMT

Virgin Galactic says that brings the company closer to its goal of being able to fly its spacecraft more frequently than has been typical for human spaceflight. (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

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Virgin Galactic sends three humans to space

The spacecraft spent a few minutes in microgravity, proving the safety, comfort and feasibility of the spaceflight for...

27 Feb 2019 5:35 AM GMT

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Branson's Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism

The reusable SpaceShipTwo craft previously flew to an altitude of more than 51 miles in December 2018.

24 Feb 2019 5:18 AM GMT

Virgin Galactic has not indicated whether the program is ready to move on to rocket-powered test flights.

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Virgin Galactic's first test passenger gets commercial astronaut wings

Branson has said he hopes to be the first passenger on a commercial flight in 2019.

13 April 2019 4:25 AM GMT

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Virgin Galactic's first test passenger gets commercial astronaut wings

During The 90-minute flight passengers will be able to experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the Earth's...

10 April 2019 3:53 AM GMT

Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, describes her flight into space while on stage with Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson (right), during an event announcing the companys move to New Mexico. (Photo: AP)

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Space tourism to be a reality any day now

Virgin Galactic moves to new a base, re-locating pilots and engineers, entering the 'home stretch' toward commercial...

11 May 2019 7:47 AM GMT

$Sarah Amiri, deputy project manager of the United Arab Emirates Mars mission, talks about the project named \Hope,\ or \al-Amal\ in Arabic, which is scheduled for launch in 2020, during a ceremony in Dubai, UAE.(AP)$ World

UAE's Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather

Named Al-Amal or Hope', the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday

16 July 2020 3:18 AM GMT

Sirisha Bandla, Virgin Galactics Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations, and one of the passengers accompanying Richard Branson, waves to the crowd before heading to board the rocket plane that will fly them to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. (Photo: AP)

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Sirisha Bandla the Indian-origin woman who flew with Richard Branson...

Born in Guntur and brought up in Texas, Bandla is the third Indian-origin woman to head to space after Kalpana Chawla...

12 July 2021 8:47 AM GMT

Virgins twin-fuselage carrier airplane holding the SpaceShipTwo passenger spacecraft took off at 7:11 a.m.

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Virgin Galactic completes crewed space test, more flights soon

The successful test flight presages a new era of civilian space travel that could kick off as soon as next year.

14 Dec 2018 6:36 AM GMT

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2nd powered test flight for Virgin Galactic spaceship

VSS Unity fired its rocket motor for 31 seconds and climbed to an altitude of 114,500 feet.

30 May 2018 2:37 AM GMT